Egypt rolls out $1 billion for oil exploration in Western Desert Egyptian companies are planning more than $1 billion in investments in the oil and natural gas sector in the Western Desert region. One of the reasons why Egypt has not developed all the oil fields it could in its Western Desert is that land has to be cleared of mines left over from World War I and World II. Here, British tanks move up to the battle of El Alamein in the fall of 1942 to engage German armor after the infantry had cleared gaps in the German minefield. - UK Government
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